The Osceola times., 1887-09-03
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEr.

successful bee-keepers in the country
gathering 10000 pounds Of honey in a
year.
DoCToRs ANNA BRoonALL and Clara
Marshall have been appointed assistant
medical examiners by the Penn Mn.
tual Life Insurance Company of Phil.
adelphia-
Miss EDITH ABELL will conduct
musical school at Rockland, Me. this
summer. Miss Abel is one Of the mos,
accomplished of musical artists and il
is great good fortune to secure her
services as teacher.
Mrs. JULIA II. WILSON. Of New na.
ven, has received from Bethany Col.
lege, Topeka. Kan. the degree Of Ph.
ID. She greatly aided her father, Dr.
+. A. Andrews, in compiling his Latin
lexicon, and has revised the work since
his death.
Mrs CANDACE WHEELER established
the New York Society of Decorative
Art" and "The Woman's Exchange"
and with her daughter, Miss Dora
Wheeler, is at the head OF The Asso.
ciated Artists" whose embroidery.
tapestries, decorative art work and
textile fabrics are world-famous
WHO does not observe the immcdi-
ate glow and security that is diffused
over the life of woman, before restless
or frctful, by engaging in gardening.
building, or any lowest department Of
art' Here is something that is no,
routine, something that draws forth
life toward the infinite, Margaret FgL.
| er-Ossot.
1HE Presbyterian says: "It seems but
yesterday since it was thought an an
omaly for a lady to 20 TO the mission
field except as the wife of mission
airy. Now there are twenty-four hun
dred of them. besides, probably, an
equal number of married ladies. The
results have dispelled fears and diss-
pated doubts"
Mrs. MARIA RUIZ BURTON has title
deeds and patent in her possession to
large tracts of land in Mexico which
were granted to her grandfather. the
late Don Jose Manuel Ruiz, by the
King of Spain. IN the year 1904. These
lands are claimed by the international
Company of Mexico. As they are Of
great value, there is likely to be Sc.
rious contest for them.
Miss ELIZABETH j. GARDINER the
distinguished American artist, who
has resided in Paris many years, has
received at the Salon. this year, the
much coveted and highly honorable
medal. Miss Gardiner is a native Of
Exeter, N. H., a graduate of Lasell
Seminary, Auburndale, and the first
American female artist ever honored
in Paris as above mentioned.
DIR. MARY F. THOMAS, of Richmond.
is writing a series of articles for the
Saturday Qndianapolis) Herald, on
the History of Woman Suffrage in
Indiana" Mrs. Thomas helped to
form the Indiana Woman Suffrage As
sociation in 1851, and has continued
ever since an active worker in the
cause. Hence she is well qualified to
write history of the cause is that
State which can be depended on.
MARGARET SIDNEY, the writer OF
Sketches of Old Concord" lives in
"Wayside," the home of Nathaniel
Hawthorne, next door TO the Alcotts.
mile from Concord bridge, towards
Lexington. What an inspiration!
But she sights the expectation Of pa
triotic eloquence, drives about in her
easy phaeton, taking friend along to
hear the gossip of those who live IN
the air of hundred years ago.
Miss RAMSAY, who distanced all
others in the late Cambridge examina'
tions, was twenty last January. and IS
the daughter of Sir j. ii. Ramsay oil
Banff. She was educated at home un'
til thirteen years Of age. In October
1880, she entered at st. Leonards
school, St Andrews. n. b. In 1854
she obtained a scholarship at Girton'
having taken the first place in the en-
trance examination. She had theh
been only eighteen months working AZ
Greek, having commenced the study
of it in January, 1888, under MISS
Case, certifcated student of Girtoni
her Latin tutor was Miss Clark, alsc
of Girton. .....
The Women's Educational and In
dustrial Union, of Buffalo, has peu'
toned Governor Hill to appoint TWO
women on the Board Of Trustees o.
the State Asylum for the Insane III
that city. The petition is strength
ened by the success of women IN nNV
positions in other States. in Massa'
chusetts it is made legally obligatory
that there shall be woman physician
in every lunatc asylum. and trustees
on State Boards. Their service has
proved of such value that Governo,
Ames says: Z" No one would cohs'u.'
for moment proposition TO ais
pense with them" The proprleV q
well as the need of women III SUN
positions should plead with GovernV'
Hill for their appointment
AN experiment is to be tried al r"n "
River Mass, for the care OF wo'ny"
who, from time 10 time, appear II, Vs.
police courts charged with dr''nke" ",
ness. 1t is claimed that the prese",
| methnds Of dealing with women NhVlN